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THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW 



the lower giades to hold for later sale. Where this is done, especially with 

 western honey, it granulates before reaching the market and is a loss or partial 

 loss to the producer and buyer. 



A number of western bee men have charged that the Colorado rules discrim- 

 inate against the producer in favor of the dealer. A full and free discussion of 

 all the points should be indulged in before National rules are adopted. 



There are seasons when it is impossible to have half of one's crop weigh 22^'2 

 lbs. net as Mr. Muth suggests, using the -i^-ixiyiKlZs in. section and full separators. 



Mr. Trickey states his case rather strongly when he says that bees do as 

 suits them and not according to the wishes of the bee-keeper. The bee-keeper 

 can control the kind of honey production pretty largelj', but not so completely as 

 to produce all Fancy and No. 1 comb honey by a long way. Mr. Trickey's letter 

 was sent to Mr. Muth, Vv'ho returned it with the characteristic remark that he 

 had nothing further to say on the subject and would "pass it on to Sweeney." I 

 have accepted the position of "Sweeney." — W. F.] 



First Lesson in Mendelism. 



DR. A. F. BONNEY. 



-V ^/% HILE working on an exhaustive article, which may take 



Ctf^ some months, I offer the first result of my studies in Alen- 



delism in connection with the honey-bee, hoping that some 



one wiser than myself will take up the matter and fill in the great 



gaps I leave. 



Prof. A. D. Darbishire in his work entitled, "Breeding and the 

 Mendelian Discovery," gives the following diagram, only he uses 

 drawings of plants where I use the letters T and D : 



Tall 



Dwarf 



by hand . 



1st. generation. Hybrids. Self - yertlli%ed yields 



2nd. generation. 



These three T'a and. one D in turn yield 



/A\ /As /^ /f^r, 



TTTT TTTt) TTTD DDDD 



